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Miller 211 keeps shutting off while welding. What's wrong?

Hi:

New member here, and I have a Miller 211 auto set welder. It's maybe a year old, and now while welding it just shuts off. The temp light is not on, I don't believe I'm touching the tip of the welder to my work piece, but it just shuts off. I can turn it back on right away then continue welding, but it shouldn't do this, and it, of course, disrupts my bead.

Had a 211 doing the same thing & turned out the guy had the drive roll tension too tight. It would weld about an inch & then cutout. Criuser told us to back off drive roll pressure & it now works perfect. Worth a try.

Working from eecervantes83's suggestion-you might want to check for loose/overheated connections in your power cord and if not in the machine side of things(plug and internal connection point) check or have an electrician check the terminals in the outlet and at the breaker. Good luck.Keep us posted.
Meltedmetal